TRIPS
HAWAII SK WEEK 2024, STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO, JANUARY 19 - 27
The total trip package
includes group airfare on United Airlines non-stop from HNL to DEN then a
shuttle bus from Denver to Steamboat Springs. The return flight leaves from
HDN (the Hayden Airport is 25 miles from our lodging) to HNL via DEN ($900
airfare)
Air and ground
transportation:
• UA-383W Depart: HNL 1/19/2024 at
08:40pm Arrive: DEN 1/20/2024, 06:16am
• Shuttle bus
from DEN to Steamboat Springs
• UA-5559Q Depart: HDN
1/27/2024 at 07:25am Arrive: DEN 1/27/2024, 08:35am
• UA-384Q Depart: HNL 1/27/2024 at 11:35 am Arrive: HNL 1/28/2024, 04:03 pm
Lodging, shuttle, and lift tickets:
• Round trip shuttle to lodging $140.
• 7 nights double occupancy at the Gravity Haus $1545 (ski-in/ski-out hotel)
or the Lodge at Steamboat quad occupancy condominiums $1150
• Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner ($50)
• 5
days lift tickets ($645, add $129 for additional days or subtract this
amount for fewer days).
All the above are per
person prices. Add $200 pp if not in group lodging. The total package price
is as little as $2835 quad occupancy in a 2 bedroom/2 bath unit at the Lodge
at Steamboat. This is adjacent to the condos where the HSC stayed at the
last time that we went to Steamboat and is approximately 200 yards from the
base gondola.
The package
price for the Gravity Haus, which is only 50 yards from the base gondola is
$3230 double occupancy hotel room with two queen beds. Breakfast is not
included but can be ordered in the hotel restaurant. This is the same hotel
(with a new name!) that the HSC stayed at the last time we went to Steamboat
and has been recently renovated.
A $700 deposit is due July 1, 2023, and the balance
due November 15, 2023. The Ski.com cancellation policy: Individual member
cancellation received from time of booking up to:
•
90 days prior to departure: $50.00 per person plus any supplier penalties
• 89-60 days prior to departure: $100.00 per person plus any supplier
penalties
• 59-31 days prior to departure: $200.00
per person plus any supplier penalties
• 30 days or
less prior to departure: no refunds and no substitutions
Ski.com has provided the link below to register for Steamboat Springs:
We strongly suggest that you print out a copy of the paragraph of instructions below the link, before
you click it, so that you can refer to the instructions, as needed, throughout the process.
https://meetups.ski.com/hawaii-ski-club-2023-24
When
you click on this link the first thing to do is to enter the number of
people who are registering and then click on “search”. Note that you will be
automatically booked for the Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner later on
in the registration process. Next you will choose your lodging option,
either the Gravity Haus (double occupancy hotel rooms) or the Lodge at
Steamboat (quad occupancy condos). Descriptions of each are in the
registration website. Next click on the “go to lift tickets” at the bottom
of the page and you can choose between 3-6 days at $129/day. Note that there
are no senior lift tickets. Next click on “go to flights” to register for
group airfare. Next click on “go to transfers”. There is a shuttle bus
taking HSC members from Denver Airport to your lodging in Steamboat Springs
on January 20, 2024. On the return flight to Honolulu on January 27, there
is a shuttle bus from your lodging to Hayden Airport and you will fly from
there to Denver and then on to Honolulu. Note that you can take either
shuttle bus even if you didn’t purchase group airfare, but you are
responsible to make certain that your flights are compatible with the group
air schedule. The shuttle bus will not wait for any delays except those
associated with the group air schedule. Click on “go to activities” and you
will see $50 for the Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner automatically
added to your registration account. Please note that if you do not take one
of the group lodging options, then you must pay a $200 Activity Fee by check
to the Hawaii Ski Club to attend the Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner.
Click on “go to travelers” to fill out required information. Click on “check
out” where you will see a summary of your registration information. Click on
“continue to payment” and please read the Ski.com cancellation policy and
the dates penalties are assessed. Then you are given three payment options:
PayPal, credit cards (with 3.6% fee), and ACH (direct payment from your
checking account with no fee). After clicking on your payment type, you can
choose to pay a $700 deposit with the balance due November 15, 2023, or pay
the entire trip balance when you register. You will have the opportunity to
review your registration fees and edit them if necessary. and you will need
to fill out the required information for your payment type. Finally click on
“complete booking”. Should you have any questions or encounter problems
while registering please contact Marcie at
marcie.hawks@ski.com .
JAPAN
Furano, February 10-18, 2024 and Rusutsu, February
17-25, 2024
Although we are still waiting for more details on
final cost estimates for our Japan trips, here are some dates and
information that we can share with you now. Similar to last year, the HSC is
offering two back-to-back ski trips to Hokkaido, Japan using Air and Sea
Travel, a local tour company. This allows you to spend a week skiing in
either Furano or Rusutsu or go to both for a total of two weeks skiing in
the world famous Hokkaido powder. Presently, we are booking nonstop group
airfare on Hawaiian Airlines from Honolulu to Chitose, Japan for both trips.
We also have back up plans with JAL if this route becomes unavailable.
Furano is located in central
Hokkaido about a 2 hr. shuttle bus ride from Chitose Airport. Furano Ski
area is made up two zones, the Kitanomine zone and the Furano zone. Both
areas have a variety of accommodation options and the town of Furano is only
a 3-minute shuttle from the Kitanomine zone and a 6-minute shuttle away from
the Furano zone and is home to a wide array of restaurants and bars and all
the services you would expect to find in a town. Both of these zones can be
accessed on one pass and are serviced by 11 lifts. Furano has an abundance
of varied terrain for every level of skier and snowboarder and a vertical
drop of over 950 meters making it one of the steepest mountains in Hokkaido.
Despite receiving slightly less snowfall than Niseko and Rusutsu, the snow
quality is known to be lighter and fluffier. It also has more blue/ sunny
days than any other resort in Hokkaido offering spectacular views. Furano
has more of a traditional Japanese feel compared to Niseko. We have reserved
16 double occupancy hotel rooms at the Shin Furano Prince hotel, with buffet
breakfast, onsen access, and 5 day lift tickets. The hotel has 8
restaurants/cafes and is ski-in ski-out.
Rusutsu Resort and Hotel, 90
minutes from Sapporo and New Chitose Airport, is Hokkaido’s largest
all-season resort. With 4 gondolas and 14 lifts spread over three mountains,
the ski area has 37 runs that range from gentle, wide slopes where everyone
can safely enjoy right up to challenging tree runs that satisfy advanced
skiers. Rusutsu Resort combines dynamic, full-fledged winter sports with
outstanding hospitality. Rusutsu is a favorite among the members of the
Hawaii Ski Club and two thirds of the people who go are repeat visitors. The
hotel is ski-in and ski-out and has 8 restaurants, onsen access and 25-hour
lift tickets. Daily Western, Chinese or Japanese style breakfast included,
along with three buffet dinners, including all you can eat sushi and crab
legs. We have reserved 30 double occupancy hotel rooms exclusively for the
HSC.
2023 Big
Sky & Japan (Niseko & Rusutsu)
2022 Snowmass
2021 Trips Cancelled Due to COVID
Pandemic
2020 Big Sky, Rusutsu & Niseko
2019
Whistler & Rusutsu
2018 Mammoth & Rusutsu
2017 Jackson
Hole
2016 Park City
2015
Steamboat
2014 Sun Peaks
2013 Hakuba & Sun Valley
2012
Big Sky and Big White
2011 Telluride & Snowmass
2010 Snowmass
2009 Japan
2008 Whistler, BC
2007 Park City
2006 Vail
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